Liam Cunningham (actor)
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| Liam Cunningham | |
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| Born | June 2, 1961 East Wall, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | St David’s, Artane, Dublin |
| Occupation | Actor, Director, Electrician |
| Spouse | Colette Cunningham |
Liam Cunningham (born 2 June 1961) is an Irish actor. He has appeared in numerous film and television productions including A Little Princess, First Knight, Jude, The Guard and the BBC One science-fiction drama series Outcasts. He will appear as Davos Seaworth in the second season of HBO's Game of Thrones.
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[edit] Early life
Cunningham was born in East Wall, which is an inner city area of the Northside of Dublin.[1][2] He has three sisters and a brother, and was raised in a Roman Catholic household. Cunningham dropped out of secondary school at 15 and pursued a career as an electrician. In the 1980s, Cunningham moved to Zimbabwe for three years where he maintained electrical equipment at a safari park and trained Zimbabwean electricians.[1] After returning to Ireland, Cunningham became dissatisfied with his work as an electrician and decided to pursue his interest in acting.[1] He attended acting classes and began to work in local theater.
[edit] Career
Cunningham's debut film role came in Into the West. His on-screen acting continued with minor roles in War of the Buttons, A Little Princess, Cracker-Best Boys and First Knight. Cunningham's breakout role came in Jude, playing Phillotson. He continued with small character roles in Police 2020, Falling for a Dancer, Shooting the Past, When the Sky Falls and Revelation. Cunningham came to international prominence with his role as Captain Ryan in the critically acclaimed independent horror film, Dog Soldiers. Since then, Cunningham has starred in numerous high budget British and American films including The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse, The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, Hunger, Clash of the Titans and Centurion. On television he appears as the President in the BBC programme Outcasts first broadcast in February 2011, and will appear in the second season of Game of Thrones.[3]
[edit] Personal life
Cunningham currently resides in Dublin with his wife Colette and daughter Ellen and sons Liam Jr. and Sean.[1]
[edit] Filmography
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
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| 2012 | Safe House | Alec Wade | |
| Game of Thrones | Davos Seaworth | TV Series, HBO (US) | |
| Titanic: Blood and Steel | Jim Larkin | TV Series, BBC (UK) | |
| 2011 | Strike Back: Project Dawn | Daniel Connelly | TV Series, Sky One (UK) / Cinemax (US) |
| Camelot | Colfur | TV Series, Channel 4 (UK) / Starz Media (US) | |
| Black Butterflies | Jack Cope | Film (Dutch) | |
| Outcasts | President Richard Tate | TV Series, BBC (UK) | |
| The Guard | Francis Sheehy | Film (Ireland) | |
| 2010 | The Whistleblower | Bill Hynes | Film (US) |
| Clash of the Titans | Solon | Film (US) | |
| Centurion | Brick | Film (UK) | |
| 2009 | Harry Brown | Sid Rourke | Film (UK) |
| Perrier's Bounty | The Mutt | Film (Ireland / UK) | |
| The Street | Tom Miller | TV Series, BBC (UK) | |
| The Tournament | Powers | Direct-to-Video Film (UK) | |
| Blood: The Last Vampire | Michael Harrison | Film (Hong Kong / China / France) | |
| 2008 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | Mad Dog Maguire | Film (US / China / Germany) |
| Paris Noir | Douglas | Film (Ireland) | |
| Hunger | Father Dominic Moran | Film (Ireland / UK) Winner - Best Supporting Actor (Film), 6th IFTA Nominated - Best Supporting Actor, BIFA 2008 Nominated - British Supporting Actor of the Year, ALFS Award 2008 |
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| The Escapist | Brodie | Film (Ireland / UK) | |
| Atlantic | Farmer | Short film (Ireland) | |
| 2007 | Anner House | Neil Barry | TV Film, RTE (Ireland) |
| Northanger Abbey | General Tilney | TV Film, ITV (UK) | |
| The Wild West | Wyatt Earp | TV Miniseries, BBC (UK) | |
| 2006 | Afterlife | Jonathan | TV Series, ITV (UK) |
| Murphy's Law | Drew Johnstone | TV Series, BBC (UK) Nominated - Best Actor in a Lead Role (Television), 4th IFTA |
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| Showbands II | Tony Golden | TV Film (Ireland) Nominated - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Television), 4th IFTA |
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| Last Night | Frank | Short film (Ireland) | |
| The Wind That Shakes the Barley | Dan | Film (Ireland / UK) Won - Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Film), 4th IFTA |
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| Hotel Babylon | Adrian McBride | TV Series, BBC (UK) | |
| 2005 | The Clinic | Malcolm Keown | TV Series, RTE (Ireland) |
| Breakfast on Pluto | 1st Biker | Film (Ireland / UK) | |
| The League of Gentlemen's Apocalypse | Director | Film (UK / Ireland / US) | |
| Showbands | Tony Golden | TV Film (Ireland) | |
| 2004 | Screwback | Harry | Short film (Ireland) |
| Messiah: The Promise | Pace Tierney | TV Miniseries, BBC (UK) | |
| The Card Player | John Brennan | Film (Italy) | |
| 2003 | The Crooked Man | Hamilton | TV Film, ITV (UK) |
| Prime Suspect 6: The Last Witness | Robert West | TV Film, ITV (UK) | |
| Final Demand | David Milner | TV Film, BBC (UK) | |
| 2002 | Shadow Man | Short film (UK) | |
| The Abduction Club | John Power | Film (UK / Ireland) | |
| Dog Soldiers | Captain Richard Ryan | Film (UK / Luxembourg) | |
| Stranded | David Robinson | TV Film (US) | |
| Mystics | Sean Foley | Film (Ireland) | |
| 2001 | Superintendent Winter | MacDonald | TV Series (Sweden) |
| The Island of the Mapmaker's Wife | John Wyndham | Film (UK / Holland) | |
| Revelation | Father Ray Connolly | Film (UK) | |
| Attila | King Theodoric I | TV Miniseries (US) | |
| Rebel Heart | Michael Malone | TV Miniseries, BBC (UK) | |
| 2000 | A Likeness in Stone | Bill Armstrong | TV Film, BBC (UK) |
| The Second Death | James Mangan | Short film (Ireland) | |
| When the Sky Falls | John Cosgrave | Film (Ireland / UK / US) | |
| 1999 | RKO 281 | Gregg Toland | Film (US) |
| A Love Divided | Sean Cloney | TV Film, RTE (Ireland) / BBC (UK) Won - Cherbourg-Octeville Festival of Irish & British Film, Best Actor Nominated - IFTA, Best Actor in a Male Role |
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| Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke | Alec Cunningham-Reid | TV Miniseries, CBS (US) | |
| Shooting the Past | Christopher Anderson | TV Miniseries, BBC (UK) | |
| 1998 | Falling for a Dancer | Mossie Sheehan | TV Miniseries, BBC (UK) Nominated - IFTA, Best Leading Performance (Television) |
| The Tale of Sweety Barrett | Detective Bone | Film (Ireland / Iceland) | |
| 1997 | The Life of Stuff | Alex Sneddon | Film (UK) |
| Police 2020 | DCI Billy O'Connell | TV Film, ITV (UK) | |
| The Doherty Brothers | Connor Doherty | Short film (UK) | |
| 1996 | Jude | Phillotson | Film (UK) |
| 1995 | Cracker | Stuart Grady | TV Series, ITV (UK) |
| First Knight | Sir Agravain | Film (US) | |
| A Little Princess | Captain Crewe / Prince Rama | Film (US) | |
| 1994–1995 | Roughnecks | Chris | TV Series, BBC (UK) |
| 1994 | War of the Buttons | The Master | Film (Ireland) |
| Undercurrent | Greg Laughton | Film (Ireland) | |
| 1993 | The Sea | Short film (UK) | |
| Poor Beast in the Rain (The Wexford Trilogy) | Danger Doyle | TV Film, BBC (UK) | |
| A Handful of Stars (The Wexford Trilogy) | Stapler | TV Film, BBC (UK) | |
| 1992 | Into the West | Policeman | Film (Ireland) |
| Public Toilet | Short film (Ireland) | ||
| Heaven Only Knows | Paul Clarke | Short film (Ireland) |
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d "Irish News, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 27 November 1999 Interview". Liam Cunningham. http://www.liamcunningham.net/interviews/irishnews01.php. Retrieved 2011-01-23.
- ^ http://www.liamcunningham.com/interviews/thepost20070408.php
- ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2010/05_may/13/outcasts.shtml
